2048 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2048 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 01  16:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
    01  16:57  FULL MOON 
    04  04     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU
    04  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    09  04:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  16:36  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    12  18:40  Antares 2.2°S of Moon
    13  10:54  Venus 3.0°N of Moon
    13  13:53  Moon at Perigee: 363708 km
    13  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
    14  15:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  21:32  NEW MOON 
    17  08:22  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    21  02     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  07:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  07:24  Moon at Apogee: 404717 km
    25  14:49  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
    28  16:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  22     Venus 0.1°S of Saturn
    31  10:14  FULL MOON 

Feb 05  21:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    07  13:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  23:42  Mars 4.8°N of Moon
    09  01:34  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    09  19:12  Moon at Perigee: 369129 km
    10  22:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  08:25  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  09:13  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    12  15:18  Mercury 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    14  10:31  NEW MOON 
    18  01     Mercury 1.4°N of Venus
    21  22:51  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    22  04:29  Moon at Apogee: 404268 km
    22  05:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W
    24  22:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  14     Uranus at Opposition 

Mar 01  00:38  FULL MOON 
    04  03:58  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    05  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  12:21  Moon at Perigee: 368850 km
    07  02:39  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    07  06:51  Antares 2.5°S of Moon
    07  20:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  00:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  18:40  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    15  00:28  NEW MOON 
    16  13     Mercury 1.0°S of Venus
    17  11     Venus at Aphelion 
    19  19:39  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    20  06:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    20  08:34  Vernal Equinox 
    21  00:41  Moon at Apogee: 404637 km
    23  00:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  02:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  12:04  FULL MOON 
    31  12:23  Spica 2.7°N of Moon

Apr 01  20:10  Moon at Perigee: 363563 km
    03  13:06  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    04  01:04  Mars 1.7°N of Moon
    05  00:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  02:30  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  04:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  15:20  NEW MOON 
    16  13:47  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
    16  14:05  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    17  17:22  Moon at Apogee: 405534 km
    18  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  02:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  20:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  08:01  Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
    22  20     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    27  22:45  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    28  21:13  FULL MOON 
    30  00:29  Moon at Perigee: 359129 km
    30  01:41  Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades
    30  21:46  Antares 2.9°S of Moon

May 01  13     Mercury 3.2°N of Jupiter
    01  15:30  Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    02  04:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  09:38  Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E
    05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  12:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  17     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  06:58  NEW MOON 
    14  19:50  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    15  03:19  Moon at Apogee: 406299 km
    16  06:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  10:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  09:19  Spica 2.8°N of Moon
    28  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  04:57  FULL MOON 
    28  08:20  Antares 3.0°S of Moon
    28  09:56  Moon at Perigee: 357116 km
    28  18:12  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    29  06     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    29  13     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  13:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  17:08  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.

Jun 03  22:05  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  22     Mars at Opposition 
    10  02:33  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    11  06:20  Moon at Apogee: 406480 km
    11  22:50  NEW MOON 
    11  22:57  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    12  11:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  09:20  Mars 1.7°N of Antares
    19  20:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  01:54  Summer Solstice 
    21  18:21  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    22  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
    23  01:57  Mercury 2.1°N of Aldebaran
    24  15:35  Mars 1.4°S of Moon
    24  19:05  Antares 2.9°S of Moon
    25  19:51  Moon at Perigee: 357914 km
    26  00:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  12:01  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.639
    26  12:08  FULL MOON 
    27  00:52  Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  12     Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter

Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 03  09:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  09     Saturn at Opposition 
    06  15     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    07  08:43  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    07  20     Venus at Perihelion 
    08  13:10  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km
    08  22:01  Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
    09  17:57  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  14:04  NEW MOON 
    15  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  01:09  Spica 2.8°N of Moon
    19  04:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  22:42  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    22  04:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon
    23  09:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  02:18  Moon at Perigee: 361240 km
    24  08:03  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  19:34  FULL MOON 
    28  11     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 02  00:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  15:34  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    03  18:00  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    05  03:05  Moon at Apogee: 405004 km
    05  16:09  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  23:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  03:07  Mars 1.1°N of Antares
    06  08:46  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    10  03:59  NEW MOON 
    12  23     Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
    13  03     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  06:29  Spica 2.6°N of Moon
    17  10:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  11:08  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    18  19:21  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    19  14:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  14:09  Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  22:34  Moon at Perigee: 366147 km
    24  04:07  FULL MOON 
    28  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  23:15  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    31  17:42  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 01  20:48  Moon at Apogee: 404235 km
    02  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
    02  02:14  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  08:50  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    03  22     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    08  16:24  NEW MOON 
    10  17:03  Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
    11  12:13  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    14  16:29  Antares 3.4°S of Moon
    15  16:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  16:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  01:06  Moon at Perigee: 369916 km
    16  01:51  Mars 3.4°S of Moon
    16  19:42  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  00:16  Venus 2.2°N of Spica
    22  14:46  FULL MOON 
    22  18:01  Autumnal Equinox 
    27  07:24  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    28  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    29  04:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  16:20  Moon at Apogee: 404231 km
    29  22:30  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    30  12:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Oct 03  16     Mars 3.0°S of Saturn
    08  03:45  NEW MOON 
    10  19:41  Venus 1.5°N of Moon
    11  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  14:52  Moon at Perigee: 366937 km
    11  22:25  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    12  17:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
    14  02:25  Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
    14  15:03  Mars 4.8°S of Moon
    14  22:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  16     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38142 AU
    21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  04:25  FULL MOON 
    24  15:19  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    25  00:31  Venus 2.9°N of Antares
    26  07:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  07:21  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  11:59  Moon at Apogee: 404996 km
    30  08:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 05  06:01  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    05  20     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  14:38  NEW MOON 
    08  06:46  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    08  09:21  Moon at Perigee: 361590 km
    08  22:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  13:54  Venus 3.1°S of Moon
    10  12:19  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
    12  19     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  06:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  13     Neptune at Opposition 
    14  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  21:20  FULL MOON 
    20  22:24  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    21  21     Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
    22  12:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  10:36  Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  04:24  Moon at Apogee: 405928 km
    29  02:34  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 02  16:44  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    06  01:30  NEW MOON 
    06  01:34  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.044
    06  08:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  17:58  Moon at Perigee: 357717 km
    08  02:08  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    12  17:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower
    17  18     Jupiter at Opposition 
    18  04:37  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    19  14     Mercury 2.4°S of Saturn
    19  19:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  10:01  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    20  16:26  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962
    20  16:39  FULL MOON 
    21  10:28  Moon at Apogee: 406367 km
    21  15:02  Winter Solstice 
    22  23     Ursid Meteor Shower
    26  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
    28  18:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  02:00  Spica 2.4°N of Moon

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
  • Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
  • Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
  • Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
  • Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
  • Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
  • Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
    - during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
    - during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star
  • Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
  • Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
  • Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit

  • Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
  • Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
  • Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
  • Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
  • Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
  • Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus

2048 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2048 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 01 16:57 t Jan 09 04:49
Jan 15 21:32 Jan 23 07:56 Jan 31 10:14 Feb 07 13:16
Feb 14 10:31 Feb 22 05:22 Mar 01 00:38 Mar 07 20:45
Mar 15 00:28 Mar 23 02:03 Mar 30 12:04 Apr 06 04:10
Apr 13 15:20 Apr 21 20:02 Apr 28 21:13 May 05 12:22
May 13 06:58 May 21 10:16 May 28 04:57 Jun 03 22:05
Jun 11 22:50 A Jun 19 20:49 Jun 26 12:08 p Jul 03 09:58
Jul 11 14:04 Jul 19 04:31 Jul 25 19:34 Aug 02 00:30
Aug 10 03:59 Aug 17 10:32 Aug 24 04:07 Aug 31 17:42
Sep 08 16:24 Sep 15 16:04 Sep 22 14:46 Sep 30 12:45
Oct 08 03:45 Oct 14 22:20 Oct 22 04:25 Oct 30 08:15
Nov 06 14:38 Nov 13 06:29 Nov 20 21:20 Nov 29 02:34
Dec 06 01:30 T Dec 12 17:29 Dec 20 16:39 n Dec 28 18:31

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.

If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2041 to 2050

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
IST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
BST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ICT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AWST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
JST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ACT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AEST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NCT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NZST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.

The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
Solstice/Equinox (Earth) ± 0.5 minute
Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU
Solar and Lunar Eclipses ± 0.5 minute
Phases of the Moon ± 0.5 minute
Moon at Nodes ± 2 minutes
Apogee/Perigee of Moon ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers
Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet ± 10 minutes
Conjunctions of Planet with Planet ± 3 hours
Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) ± 3 hours
Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets ± 30 minutes

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

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Acknowledgements

All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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